Description An examination of pleasure--short-term delight and the cultivation of longer-term satisfaction--in early Chinese thought.
In The Chinese Pleasure Book , Michael Nylan takes up one of the most important themes in Chinese thought: the relation of pleasurable activities to bodily health and the health of the body politic.
In a notable contrast to Western writings on the subject, early Chinese writings oppose pleasure not with pain but with in.
| Thought | The relation of pleasurable activities to bodily health and the health of the body politic |
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Zone Books The chinese pleasure book, hardcover/michael nylan
